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"If Congress can regulate this under the Commerce Clause, then it can regulate virtually anything — and the Federal Government is no longer one of limited and enumerated powers"

A great line from a great Justice.

1 posted on 07/08/2018 4:49:46 PM PDT by edwinland
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To: edwinland

And a few years later Congress ‘regulated’ health care. And Justice Thomas was proven exactly correct.


2 posted on 07/08/2018 5:04:16 PM PDT by willgolfforfood
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To: edwinland

that little fake-conservative prick Cory Gardner has been hell bent on promoting marijuana. He’s one of the many beneficiaries of massive pot money going to our elected officials at every level here in Colorado. Our local county commission is 100% bought off by pot money. The level of corruption rivals that when alcohol money during prohibition was used to buy government officials ...


3 posted on 07/08/2018 5:36:50 PM PDT by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: edwinland

There’s actually a big difference between Thomas and Warren on this issue.

Thomas, citing Constitution, TELLS the federal government that this is none of it’s business, and to back off.

Warren, ignoring Constitution, ASKS the federal government to back off, assuming that the federal government has the authority over this, unless federal legislation is passed to “permit” that to be delegated to the states.


8 posted on 07/08/2018 7:01:02 PM PDT by zencycler
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